Article The Suspended Beauty of the Cross In David Jones’s ‘Crucifixion,’ beauty and brutality are so interwoven that they stun us into silence. By E. R. Powell October 18, 2020 Arts Spirituality Theology
Article Following St. Francis Pope Francis’s namesake saint provides a model for how Catholics should approach interreligious dialogue. By Paul Moses October 17, 2020 Muslim-Christian Relations Pope Francis Media
Article What the Church Owes Families Without concrete policies like generous paid family leave, the Church’s pro-life rhetoric rings hollow. By Annie Selak October 15, 2020 U.S. Catholicism Social Justice Web Exclusive
The Election & Social Catholicism We are at a perilous moment in American history, argues E.J. Dionne Jr., and public Catholicism must rise to the task. Election 2020 U.S. Catholicism
Article False Choices Defending Truman’s decision to use the atomic bomb misrepresents both history and moral decision-making. By John Schwenkler & Mark Souva October 14, 2020 Japan War and Peace Foreign Affairs
Article Baptizing White Supremacy An interview with Robert P. Jones examining the relationship of Christianity and white supremacy in America. By Regina Munch October 14, 2020 Interview Race U.S. Catholicism
Article Barrett vs. Scalia Amy Coney Barrett and Antonin Scalia differ on the crucial issues of judicial restraint and respect for precedent. Here’s why it matters. By Gregory Bassham October 13, 2020 Supreme Court Election 2020 Web Exclusive
Article Can a Lawsuit Stop a Genocide? A historic judgment by the World Court could prevent future acts of violence against the Rohingya. By Paul C. Saunders October 13, 2020 Foreign Affairs Asia Politics
Article Letters | Drinking alone and together Readers weigh in on rural culture in Jonathan Malesic’s essay, “Drinking Alone,” and the author replies. By The Editors October 12, 2020 Letters
Article What Do the Mapuche People Want from Chile? Fr. Carlos Bresciani, SJ, speaks about the Mapuche demand for political recognition by the Chilean government. By Santiago Ramos October 12, 2020 Foreign Affairs Latin America Interview
Article D. H. Lawrence, Arch-Heretic Nature is central to this collection of D. H. Lawrence’s nonfiction, from New Mexican deserts to flowering Tuscan hills. By George Scialabba October 10, 2020 Books Nonfiction Travel
Article Examining the Encyclical Catholics should read Francis’s new encyclical not just for what it says, but also for how it says it. By Massimo Faggioli October 9, 2020 U.S. Catholicism Pope Francis Religious Life Fratelli tutti
Article Saved by the Bomb? The complexity of the decision to drop the atom bomb forces us to grapple with our principles and priorities. By Paul Baumann October 8, 2020 War and Peace Foreign Affairs Japan
Killing Machines Writer Phil Klay shares insights into the ways that globalization, capitalism, and technological advances have made warfare both more deadly and less noticeable. War and Peace Fiction
Article A Different Kind of Originalist Amy Coney Barrett’s originalist interpretation of the constitution includes a dangerous disregard for legal precedent. By Gregory Bassham October 7, 2020 Supreme Court Domestic Affairs
